Italian Police Seize Stolen Artifacts, Private Museum

February 4, 2015 9:10 PM

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Italian police have seized more than 2,000 ancient artifacts in a nationwide sweep aimed at dismantling a criminal gang that was operating throughout southern Italy and dealing in stolen archeological treasures.

During their operation, police discovered a house that had been turned into a private museum packed with some 550 ancient finds, a police statement said.